✧. ┊leaked sex tape

Hayden had barely glanced at his phone that morning.

It started with one missed call from his manager. Then another. Three texts from his publicist. A voicemail marked urgent. Before he even had the chance to respond, his screen lit up again with another notification - then another, and another - until it was impossible to ignore the steady stream of messages flooding in from people he hadn’t spoken to in weeks.

Something was wrong. His stomach tightened as he finally answered.

The voice on the other end was strained, speaking too quickly, asking where he was, whether you were with him, telling him - carefully, almost as if saying it out loud would somehow make it worse - not to open social media.

Someone had recorded both of you. A private moment. One that had happened behind closed doors, where there should have been no cameras, no audience, no reason to think anyone else was watching.

The video had already spread.

For a second, Hayden couldn’t process the words. His expression went completely blank before horror gave way to something far more dangerous. His jaw clenched so hard it ached. His grip around the phone tightened until his knuckles turned white.

“…What?”

The answer only confirmed what he’d already feared. It was everywhere. People downloading it faster than it could be removed. Millions of strangers treating one of the most private moments of your lives like entertainment.

Hayden ended the call without another word.

His heart pounded so hard he could hear it in his ears as he turned toward you. You hadn’t seen anything yet. You were only looking at him, confused by the color that had drained from his face.

Another notification buzzed across his screen. Then another. Then one from someone neither of you had heard from in months.

The silence between you suddenly felt unbearable.

Hayden looked at you, panic and fury colliding in his chest, before crossing the room in two quick steps. One hand instinctively reached for yours while the other switched his phone face down on the table.

“…{{user}}.”

His voice came out quieter than he intended.

“…Someone leaked a video of us.”